Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-41@ Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-9vs Western Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#4
Marvin Burks Jr.
Senior safety on Wisconsin's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 208 lb · St. Louis, MO · Cardinal Ritter
CFB Index 45 · #314 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred Missouri → Wisconsin for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 323 nationally · Signed with Missouri
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Wisconsin's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Missouri in 2023.
- Transferred from Missouri to Wisconsin in 2026.
Marvin Burks Jr.
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Marvin Burks Jr. has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against Western Illinois — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
20238 games
- Signed with Missouri4-star out of Cardinal Ritter College Prep
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Wisconsin
Played his entire career under Luke Fickell.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Wisconsin
2025Missouri
2026Wisconsin
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Missouri11-2HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2024Missouri10-3HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
2026Wisconsin1-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
45 · #314 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #314 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–9
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kaleb Harris’s 2025 season.
85%match
Matches Kaleb on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Kaleb on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Antwan Peek Jr.'s junior season at Cincinnati (2025).
94%match
Matches Antwan on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Marvin Burks Jr.
Background
2025 Season (Junior at Missouri): Started all 13 games during junior season at Missouri … registered 49 total tackles (27 solo), 1.5 TFL, a 28-yard interception return for a touchdown, a forced fumble and a recovery and one pass breakup … totaled three tackles against Kansas, including 0.5 TFL (S...
The secondary · Wisconsin
- #4Marvin Burks Jr.49 tackles · 2025
- #29Matthew Jung49 tackles · 2025
- #2Javan Robinson42 tackles · 2025
- #11Carson Van Dinter18 tackles · 2025
- #1Eric Fletcher12 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Wisconsin team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology